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Alejandro Adem

b. 1961

Professor in the Department of Mathematics at the University of British Columbia since 2005

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About Alejandro Adem

Born 1961. Alejandro Adem is a Canadian, Mexican and American mathematician and university teacher.

Alejandro Adem is a professor in the Department of Mathematics at the University of British Columbia and President of the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada. Previously he was Director of the Pacific Institute for the Mathematical Sciences for the period 2008–2015 and during 2015-2019 was the CEO and Scientific Director of Mitacs. In 2024 he was reappointed to a second five-year term as President of NSERC.

Education and academic career Alejandro Adem did his undergraduate studies at the National Autonomous University of Mexico, earning a B.S. in 1982. (2012) and the 2015 Jeffery–Williams Prize, which was awarded to him by the Canadian Mathematical Society, with the following citation: "he stands out as one of the few mathematicians who has made important qualitative and calculational contributions to the theory of the cohomology of groups, and applied these results to problems of algebraic topology". In 2016 he was elected corresponding member of the Mexican Academy of Sciences. In 2020 he was made a Fellow of the Canadian Mathematical Society. and in 2021 he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada.

Personal life Adem is the son of geophysicist :es:Julián Adem, who obtained a Ph.D. in applied mathematics from Brown University in 1953. He is also the nephew of noted topologist José Adem (see Adem relations), who obtained a Ph.D. in mathematics from Princeton University in 1952. His father and uncle were both, in their own specialties, elected members of Mexico's exclusive El Colegio Nacional, and were both recipients of Mexico's National Prize for Arts and Sciences.

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Education
National Autonomous University of Mexico, Princeton University, National University of Mexico, University of British Columbia
Positions held
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Employers
University of British Columbia, Stanford University, University of Wisconsin–Madison
Awards
Jeffery–Williams Prize; Fellow of the American Mathematical Society; American Mathematical Society; Canada Research Chair; Canadian Mathematical Society; Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada; Jeffery-Williams Prize

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Alejandro Adem?

professor in the Department of Mathematics at the University of British Columbia since 2005

When was Alejandro Adem born?

Alejandro Adem was born on 24 November 1961 in Mexico City.

What is Alejandro Adem's occupation?

Alejandro Adem is a mathematician and university teacher.

What nationality is Alejandro Adem?

Alejandro Adem is Canadian, Mexican and American.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Alejandro Adem

· Wikidata: Q2640723

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